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Alfre Woodard
Born 1952-11-08Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Grammy Award, 12 times for Emmy Awards (winning four), and has also won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is known for her role in films such as Cross Creek, Miss Firecracker, Grand Canyon, Passion Fish, Primal Fear, Star Trek: First Contact, Miss Evers' Boys, K-PAX, Radio, Take the Lead and The Family That Preys.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The InquisitorNarrationSalem's LotDr. CodySummer CampMaryThe Book of ClarenceMother MaryWeatheringMumSpace OddityDr. OlsenThe Gray ManMargaret CahillMiss Alma Thomas: A Life in ColorAlma Thomas (voice)FatherhoodMarianDreamland: The Burning of Black Wall StreetMary Parrish (voice)The Making of ClemencyHerselfClemencyWarden Bernadine WilliamsThe Lion KingSarabi (voice)No Small MatterNarrator (voice)The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin RobertsRoleJuanitaJuanitaSaint JudyJudge BentonBurning SandsProfessor HughesMaya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelfSo B. ItBernadetteCaptain America: Civil WarMiriamMississippi GrindSamMary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the BandMary Lou Williams (voice)KnuckleheadSheila